New Year's Resolutions

It took 2 days and some small group work but by the end of the day today I was holding 17 completed New Year's resolution goal setting organizers.  Tomorrow, the plan is to send home this sheet as home work.  The idea is that the parents will talk to their children about why they chose the resolution that they chose and help their child think of ways to reach that goal.  Crossing my fingers that at least half of these resolutions come back on the due date assigned.

The only thing different about this PDF and what I am handing out is that I am handwriting on "My resolution is" onto the top line to help the parents see how to use the lines.

PDF link: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0By1GkRIpToipN0dPQjJUOTI3czQ

I hope this is useful for someone! 

Happy New Year!

New Year's Resolutions, Kinder-style!

Happy New Year!  Today my Kinders worked on the first part of a project to create New Year's resolutions.  I really wanted to do this as my January home project but I was concerned about there being too many variables to this project for homework.  I am still pretty set on wanting the writing of each resolution to be a home project so I took the process apart. 

First, I read Squirrel's New Year's Resolution.  Squirrel has a hard time making a New Year's resolution but helps her friends throughout the day.  The focus of the book was that a New Year's Resolution is something that makes you a better person or helps you help other people.

I found an idea on http://littlemissglamourgoestokindergarten.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/new-years-resolutions.html to have each student break down what they can do, almost can do and want to do before creating a resolution.  I felt that my Kinders needed a little more space to work with.  I also added an area for an illustration and removed the resolution writing piece.  With these elements in mind I created this paper (for the best effect you'll need to print on 8.5" x 14" paper.) https://docs.google.com/open?id=0By1GkRIpToipT1AyTHBQajI4dmM

Once I create the form for the New Year's Resolution writing I'll upload those as well. 

Here's to a new year full of special moments with special little people!